Alcohol is the most widely consumed psychoactive substance in France, although its consumption has been declining for 40 years. With 13 million regular consumers, France was the...

Depression, which affects nearly three million people each year in France, according to the National Institute for Prevention and Health Education (INPES), has naturally been included in...

Access to care and the treatment of people suffering from depressive disorders represent a major public health issue. However, there is virtually no national data from France on this...

According to available studies, a significant proportion of individuals with major depressive episodes (MDEs) receive inadequate treatment. The objective of this article is to identify...

The department of Guadeloupe is experiencing a moderate resurgence of tuberculosis. The incidence rate is low and comparable to that of an industrialized country. Older adults,...

New or revised vaccination recommendations were issued by the Technical Committee on Vaccinations during 1995.

A conference of experts on tuberculosis was held in Paris on December 15, 1994, under the auspices of the French-Language Society of Infectious Diseases and the French-Language Society...

Each year, more than 3 million people travel to tropical regions for business, family, or tourism purposes. Under the International Health Regulations (IHR), 127 countries—either endemic...

After years of decline, the incidence of reported tuberculosis cases in France rose from 1991 to 1993, increasing from 14.7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants to 16.8. This incidence declined...